GENUS sets time itself in graceful orbit, a Geneva atelier where kinetic poetry and haute horlogerie move as one.
Founded by Sébastien Billières and Catherine Henry.
Billières, son of a watchmaker, worked with Roger Dubuis and on the Harry Winston Opus V project before establishing his own house.
The debut GNS1.2 won the Mechanical Exception Prize at the 2019 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, a remarkable triumph for a newcomer.
Twelve hour satellites orbit the periphery of a GENUS watch, each pivoting to stay upright as it travels towards the hour pointer.
A travelling indicator glides along a figure of eight path to show the tens of minutes, a mechanism protected by two patents.
A chain of satellites travels a figure of eight, telling the minutes as it goes.
New stories from GENUS arrive here as we publish them, straight from the house.
Every timepiece is best discovered in person: on the wrist, in the hand, and in the company of those who made it.
Every house in this collection has its own world on Simply Luxury.
The GENUS name belongs to its owners. Stories on Simply Luxury are drawn from the house's own published content. Illustrations by Simply Luxury.